University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
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Zachary Moody
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Phone:
- 232-5656
Zachary Moody was named the Assistant Coach for UNC Asheville Women’s Swimming and Diving, announced on June 6, 2025 by head coach Elizabeth Lykins.
The Bulldogs went 4-2 in duals during the 2025-26 season, along with a 2-0 mark in Atlantic Sun Conference competition. In Moody's first season in Asheville, the Bulldogs finished the season posting two new school records, 111 season-best times and 66 lifetime-best times along with a fourth-place finish at the 2026 ASUN Championships. Anna Marcotti was named ASUN Swimmer of the Week twice, while six Bulldogs earned Academic All-ASUN honors and four also earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors.
Moody comes to Asheville after a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at the University of Akron, working primarily with the distance swimmers. In his time in Akron, the Zips set 13 program records and five Mid-American Conference records. Moody also assisted in the development of a Paralympic silver medalist and two United States Olympic trials qualifiers. While on staff at Akron, he also worked as a counselor and coach at Wisconsin’s summer camp and was an assistant on staff for the Firestone Akron swim team.
Moody was a four-year member of the swim team at fellow MAC institution Ball State, graduating in 2023 with a degree in mathematical economics. He recently graduated from Akron with his master’s of science in sport science with a focus in coaching
The Bulldogs went 4-2 in duals during the 2025-26 season, along with a 2-0 mark in Atlantic Sun Conference competition. In Moody's first season in Asheville, the Bulldogs finished the season posting two new school records, 111 season-best times and 66 lifetime-best times along with a fourth-place finish at the 2026 ASUN Championships. Anna Marcotti was named ASUN Swimmer of the Week twice, while six Bulldogs earned Academic All-ASUN honors and four also earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors.
Moody comes to Asheville after a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at the University of Akron, working primarily with the distance swimmers. In his time in Akron, the Zips set 13 program records and five Mid-American Conference records. Moody also assisted in the development of a Paralympic silver medalist and two United States Olympic trials qualifiers. While on staff at Akron, he also worked as a counselor and coach at Wisconsin’s summer camp and was an assistant on staff for the Firestone Akron swim team.
Moody was a four-year member of the swim team at fellow MAC institution Ball State, graduating in 2023 with a degree in mathematical economics. He recently graduated from Akron with his master’s of science in sport science with a focus in coaching
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